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stent Medicine a tube of plastic or sprung metal mesh placed inside a hollow tube to reopen it or keep it open; uses in surgery include preventing a blood vessel from closing, esp after angioplasty, and assisting healing after an anastomosis How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Improvements in ventilation and reductions in trapped gas have been detected by other researchers (11) only while airways were stented with a low-pressure resistor in-line with pulmonary function testing equipment following 15 minutes of tidal breathing against a steady low PEP of 10 to 20 cm [H. After the ostium is created, the area is generally stented with Silastic tubing for several weeks or months. The Toronto SPV(R) valve offers excellent hemodynamic performance, superior patient survival rates and quicker patient recovery times compared to conventional stented tissue valves. |
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